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2,061 inmates, 421 jail staff test COVID-19 positive in Maharashtra prison
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 24 (ANI): As many as 2,061 inmates and 421 jail staff have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons so far, according to the state Prison Department on Wednesday.
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Late Jayalalitha's close aide, Sasikala, likely to be released from prison
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 15 (ANI): VK Sasikala, a close associate of former Tamil Nadu chief minister, late Jayalalitha, is likely to be released from the Central Prison, Bengaluru on January 27, 2021 where she is serving a sentence in connection with a disproportionate as
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Kerala gold smuggling case: Prison dept seeks report regarding hospitalisa
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 14 (ANI): The Kerala prison department has sought a report from the medical officer of Viyyur central prison in Thrissur district in connection with the hospitalisation of gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh and KT Ramees at the same time in the Thriss
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2 COVID-19 positive prisoners escape Pune's Yerawada prison
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 10 (ANI): Two undertrial prisoners, who had tested positive for COVID-19, escaped from a temporary jail set up by Yerawada Central Prison in Pune early morning on Saturday, jail officials informed.
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Kerala gold smuggling case: Swapna Suresh shifted to ICU after complaining
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 8 (ANI): Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh was shifted to the ICU at Government Medical College (GMC), Thrissur on Tuesday where she had been admitted after complaining of chest pain.
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Thousands benefit from online yoga sessions in Tamil Nadu prisons
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): The Isha Yoga Center has been conducting online Yoga sessions for inmates at all Central Prisons in various cities of the state, Tamil Nadu Prisons Department said on Tuesday.
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2 accused in Thoothukudi custodial deaths case test COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 28 (ANI): Head Constable Murugan and Constable Muthuraj, two accused in the Tuticorin lockup death case tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, Madurai Central Prison sources confirmed.
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TNSHRC questions 10 cops at Madurai prison in Thoothukudi custodial deaths
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 18 (ANI): The 10 police personnel, arrested in connection with the alleged custodial death of a father and son in Thoothukudi, were on Saturday quested by a team of the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission at Madurai Central Prison.
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Five inmates escape from temporary prison at Pune's Yerawada
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 16 (ANI): Five prisoners lodged in a government hostel, which was recently designated as a temporary prison due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at Yerawada Central Prison in Pune escaped in the early hours of Thursday.
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COVID-19 cases rise in Maharashtra's prisons
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI): Prisons across Maharashtra reported a total of 763 COVID-19 cases till date. The figure includes 596 inmates and 167 jail staff, informed the Maharashtra Prison Department on Friday.
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Tuticorin custodial death: 3 accused admitted to hospital over health conc
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 9 (ANI): Three accused, in the Tuticorin father-son, alleged custodial death case, were admitted to Tuticorin hospital on Wednesday after they complained of health issues, said Madurai Central Prison officials.
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Nine police personnel test positive in Nagpur Central prison
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], June 30 (ANI): Nine police personnel, including one officer in Central prison, were tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagpur on Tuesday, said Superintendent of Central Jail Nagpur Anup Kumre.
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